Usually means: Expresses completed action or state.
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Definitions from WordNet (perfective tense)

▸ noun:  a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)


Opposite:
imperfective, progressive, continuous

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Opposite:
imperfective, progressive, continuous




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